Mel Dawkins
@meldawkins.bsky.social
Labour & Coop Kent County councillor. Canterbury City Centre / St Stephens councillor . Cabinet member for environment climate change & open spaces.
Saxophonist, musician, songwriter,composer.
Political activist & campaigner
Resident of the planet earth.
Saxophonist, musician, songwriter,composer.
Political activist & campaigner
Resident of the planet earth.
Privatisation broke our water system.
@labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.
Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&
@labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.
Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&
October 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Privatisation broke our water system.
@labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.
Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&
@labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.
Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&
To transform the country and take on the populist right, Labour must heed the voices of its radical realists - and build a principled, practical, popular left alternative.
Join @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social and together we can bring that alternative to life.
www.mainstreamlabour.org/get-involved
Join @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social and together we can bring that alternative to life.
www.mainstreamlabour.org/get-involved
Get involved | Mainstream Labour
Mainstream is the home for Labour’s radical realists - united by values, driven by change
www.mainstreamlabour.org
September 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
To transform the country and take on the populist right, Labour must heed the voices of its radical realists - and build a principled, practical, popular left alternative.
Join @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social and together we can bring that alternative to life.
www.mainstreamlabour.org/get-involved
Join @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social and together we can bring that alternative to life.
www.mainstreamlabour.org/get-involved
Positive move from Labour to boost investment in social & affordable housing.
But unless we stop Part 3 of the Planning Bill, we risk gutting vital environmental protections.
But unless we stop Part 3 of the Planning Bill, we risk gutting vital environmental protections.
June 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Positive move from Labour to boost investment in social & affordable housing.
But unless we stop Part 3 of the Planning Bill, we risk gutting vital environmental protections.
But unless we stop Part 3 of the Planning Bill, we risk gutting vital environmental protections.
Not only has Reform cancelled numerous meetings where operations of the councils work is scrutinised by opposition councillors , they are spending millions of taxpayers money on an
June 2, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Not only has Reform cancelled numerous meetings where operations of the councils work is scrutinised by opposition councillors , they are spending millions of taxpayers money on an
“The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced"
No one needs that much money! Quality of Life should be available to everyone and allowing extreme wealth to prosper in society, tips the balance pushing more in to extreme poverty. #drawalineunderextremewealth
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No one needs that much money! Quality of Life should be available to everyone and allowing extreme wealth to prosper in society, tips the balance pushing more in to extreme poverty. #drawalineunderextremewealth
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s not a rich list – it’s gone far beyond that. We need to talk about ‘extreme wealth’ | Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
We recognise extreme poverty as ruinous, but this turbo-charged affluence is deeply damaging too. Treat it as such, says Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah of the New Economics Foundation
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May 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced"
No one needs that much money! Quality of Life should be available to everyone and allowing extreme wealth to prosper in society, tips the balance pushing more in to extreme poverty. #drawalineunderextremewealth
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
No one needs that much money! Quality of Life should be available to everyone and allowing extreme wealth to prosper in society, tips the balance pushing more in to extreme poverty. #drawalineunderextremewealth
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"It is totally unacceptable that women are not getting the care they need & that their voices are not being heard. This has got to change." Here's hoping the reform in women's healthcare has the impact it so desperately needs, for so many woman!! #womenshealth
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'This thing has hijacked my mind': Woman reveals devastating impact of little-known disorder
A charity is calling for action on severe hormone-based mood disorder premenstrual dysphoric disorder, after research showed around a third of women with the condition have attempted to take their own...
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May 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
"It is totally unacceptable that women are not getting the care they need & that their voices are not being heard. This has got to change." Here's hoping the reform in women's healthcare has the impact it so desperately needs, for so many woman!! #womenshealth
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May 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Bit of a game-changer in the journey to decrease the amount of phosphate in our rivers.Ideally we need to find a way for no pollution in our waters& rivers at all! But this is certainly a good mitigation to clean up our rivers. #cleanrivers #safewater www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
UK scientist wins prize for invention that could help avert ‘phosphogeddon’
Phosphate, key to food production, is choking waterways, but a new sponge-like material returns it to the soil for crops
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February 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Bit of a game-changer in the journey to decrease the amount of phosphate in our rivers.Ideally we need to find a way for no pollution in our waters& rivers at all! But this is certainly a good mitigation to clean up our rivers. #cleanrivers #safewater www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Positive day at the @thefabians.bsky.social annual conference. Politics for real change and not false hope. Progressives politics is to deliver for the many , not the few
Good to bump in to some fellow Fabians whilst there.
#hope
Good to bump in to some fellow Fabians whilst there.
#hope
January 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Positive day at the @thefabians.bsky.social annual conference. Politics for real change and not false hope. Progressives politics is to deliver for the many , not the few
Good to bump in to some fellow Fabians whilst there.
#hope
Good to bump in to some fellow Fabians whilst there.
#hope
SENd needs huge overall. Golden tix comment from Kemi Badenoch rather than addressing fact UK has a rise in demand for children with SEN is not helpful. Ive worked in SEN,the provision for children with autism must develop exponentially to meet need. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024... #asd
Spiralling demand and shrinking budgets: why England’s Send system is buckling
No quick fix for a system that is failing children and parents and pushing councils into insolvency
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2024 at 9:28 AM
SENd needs huge overall. Golden tix comment from Kemi Badenoch rather than addressing fact UK has a rise in demand for children with SEN is not helpful. Ive worked in SEN,the provision for children with autism must develop exponentially to meet need. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024... #asd
The right technology and smart thinking is definitely the way to reach net zero whilst keeping people’s bills down too. #netzero
#climate
#climate
📣 New report: remote control operation of heat pumps can save money and carbon for households.
Our real-world trial w/Centre for Net Zero has demonstrated that homeowners are comfortable with remote automation of their heat pumps, allowing energy savings while keeping homes warm. bit.ly/3UZDs4S
Our real-world trial w/Centre for Net Zero has demonstrated that homeowners are comfortable with remote automation of their heat pumps, allowing energy savings while keeping homes warm. bit.ly/3UZDs4S
HeatFlex: the untapped potential of automated heat pump flexibility
What if households could support a lower-carbon power grid by shifting the energy demand of their heat pump away from peak times?
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November 19, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Very buzzin night in Canterbury with turning on of the Xmas lights, then the “No Limits street band” playing all brass. #canterbury #brass #livemusic
November 15, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Very buzzin night in Canterbury with turning on of the Xmas lights, then the “No Limits street band” playing all brass. #canterbury #brass #livemusic
Will give it a shot !
@meldawkins.bsky.social Hi Mel - want to persuade Folkestone & Hythe DC to switch to Bluesky. Any similar moves in Canterbury?
November 14, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Will give it a shot !
Fantastic to attend Riverfest talk last night on Plant life & Mammals of River Stour. Hallie Bryant Rounthwaite, Ethnobotanist, Franciscan Gardens & Hazel Ryan Wildwood
Trust.Very interested to learn about common plants such as Water Cress, was an important part of the districts history.
Trust.Very interested to learn about common plants such as Water Cress, was an important part of the districts history.
September 21, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Fantastic to attend Riverfest talk last night on Plant life & Mammals of River Stour. Hallie Bryant Rounthwaite, Ethnobotanist, Franciscan Gardens & Hazel Ryan Wildwood
Trust.Very interested to learn about common plants such as Water Cress, was an important part of the districts history.
Trust.Very interested to learn about common plants such as Water Cress, was an important part of the districts history.
Hanging out with @shishi_coco_444 in Canterbury. #canterbury #canterburycathedral @cburycathedral #friendship
September 10, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Hanging out with @shishi_coco_444 in Canterbury. #canterbury #canterburycathedral @cburycathedral #friendship
Great night catching up with @fabianwomennetwork women who stood for MP in non target seats. Very inspiring evening, sharing stories, experiences.
September 4, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Great night catching up with @fabianwomennetwork women who stood for MP in non target seats. Very inspiring evening, sharing stories, experiences.